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Sun played a part in Cowboys' loss to Giants
10:09 PM CT
Todd Archer
ESPN Staff Writer
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Could the sun have played a part Sunday in the Dallas Cowboys' 20-19 loss to the New York Giants?
“I don’t really want to get into that,” coach Jason Garrett said tersely after the game.
With a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff, the setting sun was in the eyes of the Cowboys players in the fourth quarter. It affected at least three plays, including a deep throw to Dez Bryant and an underneath throw to Jason Witten on the last two drives when the Cowboys trailed by a point.
AT&T Stadium’s configuration is not the traditional north and south. With the glass windows in the end zone, the sun shined brightly as the Cowboys were working toward the east end zone.
“It was but you know what, still should make the plays,” Witten said. “There’s no question about that. The sun kind of got on us, but we’ve still got to make plays. I need to make them.”
Former Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith raised the issue of the sun when his team played the first afternoon game at AT&T Stadium on Oct. 25, 2009. There have been other games in which the sun has been a factor but not to the extent it did against the Giants.
The Cowboys’ next day game at AT&T Stadium is Oct. 9 against the Cincinnati Bengals with a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. Their next home game is Sept. 25 against the Chicago Bears with a 8:30 p.m. ET kickoff.
Would the Cowboys consider putting up curtains to block the sun? They have used them for concerts at the $1.2 billion stadium.
Owner and general manager Jerry Jones said he thought the sun played a part in the throws to Bryant and Witten.
“That’s certainly, looking back in that sun, but to some degree they’ve got it too when they come in there,” Jones said. “Those were bright spots. Actually I thought the sun, while it may have impacted those two throws, I thought the sun was pretty good out there really relative to coming in from the east there.”
10:09 PM CT
Todd Archer
ESPN Staff Writer
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Could the sun have played a part Sunday in the Dallas Cowboys' 20-19 loss to the New York Giants?
“I don’t really want to get into that,” coach Jason Garrett said tersely after the game.
With a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff, the setting sun was in the eyes of the Cowboys players in the fourth quarter. It affected at least three plays, including a deep throw to Dez Bryant and an underneath throw to Jason Witten on the last two drives when the Cowboys trailed by a point.
AT&T Stadium’s configuration is not the traditional north and south. With the glass windows in the end zone, the sun shined brightly as the Cowboys were working toward the east end zone.
“It was but you know what, still should make the plays,” Witten said. “There’s no question about that. The sun kind of got on us, but we’ve still got to make plays. I need to make them.”
Former Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith raised the issue of the sun when his team played the first afternoon game at AT&T Stadium on Oct. 25, 2009. There have been other games in which the sun has been a factor but not to the extent it did against the Giants.
The Cowboys’ next day game at AT&T Stadium is Oct. 9 against the Cincinnati Bengals with a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. Their next home game is Sept. 25 against the Chicago Bears with a 8:30 p.m. ET kickoff.
Would the Cowboys consider putting up curtains to block the sun? They have used them for concerts at the $1.2 billion stadium.
Owner and general manager Jerry Jones said he thought the sun played a part in the throws to Bryant and Witten.
“That’s certainly, looking back in that sun, but to some degree they’ve got it too when they come in there,” Jones said. “Those were bright spots. Actually I thought the sun, while it may have impacted those two throws, I thought the sun was pretty good out there really relative to coming in from the east there.”